The Moral Circle and the Self : Chinese and Western Approaches
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0812695356
ISBN-13
9780812695359
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 9th, 2003
Print length
416 Pages
Weight
430 grams
Product Classification:
History of Western philosophyOriental & Indian philosophyEthics & moral philosophy
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If ethics encompasses not just a concern for self and family but also for a wider circle of others, what resources do Chinese and Western ethics offer to motivate and guide this expansion of concern? This question is the theme uniting these essays by leading Chinese and Western philosophers.
If ethics encompasses not just a concern for self and family but also for a wider circle of others, what resources do Chinese and Western ethics offer to motivate and guide this expansion of concern? This question is the theme uniting all these essays by leading Chinese and Western philosophers.
Topics discussed include: the Confician emphasis on hierarchy; the motivational basis driving concern for others; how Descartes and Mencius analyzed pity and compassion, how personal identities are formed in Chinese and Western cultures, the possibility of a Confucian civil society, and children’s rights.
Topics discussed include: the Confician emphasis on hierarchy; the motivational basis driving concern for others; how Descartes and Mencius analyzed pity and compassion, how personal identities are formed in Chinese and Western cultures, the possibility of a Confucian civil society, and children’s rights.
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